By Sara Brandstätter ( May 12, 2026, 07:30 GMT | Insight) -- A legal proposal to delay children’s access to social media could be introduced this summer, the European Commission President said, as the EU steps up efforts to tackle addictive platform design and online harms affecting minors. Speaking in Copenhagen, Ursula von der Leyen said discussions around a minimum social media age “can no longer be ignored,” and pointed to ongoing Digital Services Act investigations into TikTok, Meta and X.A legal proposal to delay children’s access to social media could be introduced this summer, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, as the EU steps up efforts to tackle addictive platform design and online harms affecting minors....
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